Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.e-bug.eu/

This website is run by the UK Health Security Agency. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This means you should be able to:

• Change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• View most content with page zoom up to 400 % without the text spilling off the screen
• Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• Listen to and use most of the website using a screen reader (including recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• The contrast ratio of some text falls below the required ratio
• Increasing the page zoom causes some loss of content
• You cannot skip to the main content as this functionality isn’t provided
• Navigation methods are not consistent across the website
• It is difficult to use the website using keyboard navigation only
• Some link text is not very descriptive

If you need information on this website in a different format (e.g., accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille):

• Email: e-bug@phe.gov.uk
• Call: +44208 4953857
• Write to: e-Bug, Primary Care and Interventions Unit, Twyver House, Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DQ

We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact UK Health Security Agency at e-bug@phe.gov.uk

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

UK Health Security Agency is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Navigation

• A ‘main’ ARIA Landmarks is missing from the page template (Information and Relationships 1.3.1)
• There is no method to bypass repeated blocks of content and skip to the main content of a page (Bypass Blocks 2.4.1)
• The navigation menu on the ‘Beat the bugs’ page has navigation menu and page layout which is very different from the rest of the website which may cause disruption for some users (Consistent Navigation 3.2.3)

Page content

• Some text on the ‘Beat the bugs’ page does not meet the minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 (Contrast (minimum) 1.4.3)
• Content within the carousel section of the ‘Beat the Bugs’ page becomes obscured when page zoom is increased over 200% (Reflow 1.4.10 and Resize Text 1.4.4)
• Several elements within the main navigation menu and page content were not operable with a keyboard alone (Keyboard 2.1.1)
• The same link text has been used for multiple links on the site (these links navigate to different pages) which means it is difficult for some users to determine which link leads where (Consistent Identification 3.2.4)

We are in the process of redesigning our website to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, and address the non-compliances that currently exist. We aim to complete this by April 2022.

This statement was prepared on September 16th 2021. This website was last tested on November 16th 2020 by CloudKubed, who performed an evaluation of 5 pages against all level A and AA success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. Content was selected to ensure a good representation of different pages, templates and components were included in testing.

This website's accessibility will be reviewed on a regular basis. We will update this accessibility statement with any relevant changes.